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The formation of the oxide ion, O2−‌(g) from oxygen atom requires first an exthermic and then an endothermic step as shown below:
O(g)+e−→O−‌(g);∆fH∘=−141‌kJ‌mol−1
O−‌(g)+e−→O2−‌(g);∆fH∘=+780‌kJ‌mol−1
Thus, process of formation of O2− is isoelectronic with neon. It is due to the fact that,

O−ion has comparatively smaller size than oxygen atom
oxygen is more electronegative
addition of electron in oxygen results in larger size of the ion
electron repulsion outweighs the stability gained by achieving noble gas configuration.

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